mooc2013 - Week 2

Optional Supplemental Readings
Each lecture contains supplemental information on the topics covered; these readings are all optional. Links to these resources can be found below:
Therapeutic Lifestyle Change

Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with TLC: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.pdf
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet from NHLBI: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/cgi-bin/chd/step2intro.cgi
NIH Senior Health – TLC for High Blood Cholesterol: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/highbloodcholesterol/therapeuticlifestylechanges/01.html
UCSF Patient Education – Guidelines for Low Cholesterol, Low Saturated Fat Diet:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/guidelines_for_a_low_cholesterol_low_saturated_fat_diet/ index.html

Dietary Fat and Heart Disease

American Heart Association Fats 101: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats-101_UCM_304494_Article.jsp
American Heart Association My Fat Translator: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats101/My-FatsTranslator_UCM_428869_Article.jsp
WHO Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control: http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/en/
Harvard Fats and Cholesterol: Out with the Bad...: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats-and-cholesterol/

Essential Fatty Acids

Harvard Omega-3 Fatty Acids: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/omega-3‐fats/index.html
NCCAM Omega‐3 Supplements: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/omega3/introduction.htm
Office of Dietary Supplements Omega-3 Fatty Acids Working Group Report: http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/omega_3_fatty_acids.aspx

Dietary Fiber and Heart Disease

Harvard Fiber: Start Roughing It!: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fiber-full-story/index.html
American Heart Association Whole Grains and Fiber: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Whole-Grains-and-Fiber_UCM_303249_Article.jsp
MedlinePlus - Dietary Fiber: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryfiber.html

The Mediterranean Diet and Heart Health

University of Minnesota The Seven Countries Study in Brief: http://www.sph.umn.edu/epi/history/overview/
Oldways What is the Mediterranean Diet?: http://oldwayspt.org/programs/mediterranean-foods-alliance/what-mediterranean-diet
American Heart Association Mediterranean Diet: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Mediterranean-Diet_UCM_306004_Article.jsp

Dishing on the DASH Diet

NHLBI What is the DASH Eating Plan?: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/dash/
Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH (brief): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/dash_brief.pdf
Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH (long): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf
UCSF Patient Education – Guidelines for a Low Sodium Diet: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/guidelines_for_a_low_sodium_diet/index.html

Dietary Management of Hypertriglyceridemia

American Heart Association – Triglycerides:http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Triglycerides_UCM_306029_Article.jsp
MedlinePlus Triglycerides: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/triglycerides.html

Plant Stanols and Sterols

Cleveland Clinic – Plant Sterols and Stanols: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/cholesterol/hic_plant_sterols_and_stanols.aspx
University of Southern California Keck Medical Center – Plant Sterols and Stanols:http://www.keckmedicalcenterofusc.org/condition/document/21394
Harvard Health Letter Spreading your way to lower cholesterol?: http://www.health.harvard.edu/cholesterol/